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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1884
Page
4
The platform stresses constitutional and statutory prohibition of intoxicants, enforcement of all laws without fear or favor, civil service reform, prudent use of public funds, and a free ballot safeguarded against machine influence, fraud, bribery, and bosses.
The article notes Harvey and Foraker as the latest presidential combination. It highlights their ticket as a focused national duo aligning on key issues and political strategy. Local readers are primed for developments in campaign dynamics.
The Massachusetts Greenbackers announce their intention to nominate General Butler for the office of President. They frame their choice around his leadership and wartime service, signaling a push to broaden the party’s national appeal.
The item questions the Republican platform for what it omits and notes the belief that George William Curtis leads American oratory since Wendell Phillips. D L Moopy from England may visit Cincinnati for winter meetings. The spring crop of mineral discoveries is large though likely illusory and wasted.
In a recent Senate session Senator Bayard declared he thanked God that slavery had been wiped out. The remark reflects on the abolition of slavery and its impact on American history and national unity.
The Norwalk Daily Reflector notes Congressman McKinley as a potential presidential contender. His presence at the State Convention sparked significant enthusiasm among attendees.
A Rockland Maine washing woman learned she had inherited about 15000 dollars, ending her washing-day troubles as she gratefully accepted the unexpected cash windfall.
A miner named Charles Dull was found near Bradford Pennsylvania unconscious with a crushed skull. It is believed he was hurt in a quarrel with a party of miners with whom he had been drinking.
The National Committee of the Prohibition Home Protection party announces the national convention initially set for May 21 in Pittsburgh is postponed to July 23.
A Wooster Republic an tirade attacks the Herald and independent voters in Wayne County. It accuses bosses and the liquor lobby of coercive politics while praising the Herald for urging reform and temperance. Decoding the clash highlights tensions between party leaders, reformers, and the anti boss mood in Ohio politics.
The piece accuses Republican state conventions of ignoring the temperance issue, alleging pirate bosses manipulate the gatherings and thus explain the omission of the supreme political question of the day.
In Monroe Georgia a feud over a young woman ends in tragedy as two Gunn men, father and son, vie for affection. The son kills his father as the elder raises a gun, after the son leaves his residence amid the threat.
In Ashtabula County saloon keepers who violate laws are adorned with a ball and chain. The practice is noted as fitting punishment for those conducting infernal business and placing dead weights on society by harming women and children.
The Penny Press notes American resolve to curb intoxicating liquor trade and cites the Chicago Current claim that public leaders ignoring the movement show elementary sagacity deficiency. It suggests many public men have not demonstrated clear sagacity on this issue.
In Cleveland last week the speaker Hux Wu McKintey recalled the 1856 pledge that slavery and polygamy were twin relics to be removed. He noted the slavery part has been ended by the Civil War and questioned why the polygamy resolution was smothered when referred to the convention.
The text criticizes the Republican editor for opposing Temperance principles. It notes the editor lacks respect for Temperance and suggests there will be no further Temperance shamming by him. It cites his view that honest men in Wayne county will welcome Temperance dissociation from politics and office seeking.
The convention struggled as the Committee on Resolutions pushed through a report with a plank favoring abolition of whiskey and tobacco taxes. After debate the resolutions were referred back and revised, removing the controversial clause and the Scott law references. The episode highlights the committee’s dangerous influence and floor delegates voting under pressure.
At the Republican State Convention Some members push for endorsing the Scott Law while others oppose. a Prohibition member hints he will back the Republican ticket only if the convention backs the Scott Law as passed so sections can apply the McConnellsville ordinance where prohibition has majority support despite the Democratic Legislature.
A Maryland winter law makes possession or sale of oysters a felony with fines and prison time, forbids oyster catching in state waters from April 25 to September 1, and confiscates vessels and oysters. It requires proof oysters are not from Maryland waters and harsh penalties apply to violations. The author argues for similar protections for humans as for oysters.
A wife near death from consumption was saved after a neighbor brought Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio who prescribed a teaspoonful of Peruna hourly. She improved within days and by six months was well. The ad invites readers to obtain Is Life from druggists and lists Eberlein of South Chicago Illinois.
A carpet merchant advertises seasonal goods sold at rock bottom prices and promises same day sewing for customers. The shop is described as being opposite the post office with a carpet roll displayed on the sidewalk and invites customers to call early in the morning.
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